Though I think we match up pretty well with the Steelers, I am very worried about this game. Much like the Patriots, it seems we always fall apart playing Pittsburgh. Being at Heinz is not going to help.

Though I think we match up pretty well with the Steelers, I am very worried about this game. Much like the Patriots, it seems we always fall apart playing Pittsburgh. Being at Heinz is not going to help.

Chargers: 19
Steelers: 24

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And the fact that our players don't do well when traveling East, they lack urgency, etc. etc.

1. Establish something of a run game
we need to run the football at least to attempt to establish the run game. We won't be that successful but we can't be so one dimensional as we were in the playoff game. Otherwise they can just pick us apart.
2. Get off the field
No constant long drives. We can't afford teams to have these constant long drives like miami did initially or pittsburgh did in the playoff game.
3. get physical
that's what the steelers do, and in physical v finesse, physical wins almost every time.

I am not worried about the offense much other than the red zone woes (which will be fixed soon).

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The red zone still worries me. We can't win with just field goals. It seems we can only score a TD on a long strike (which is great when it happens, but you can't count on them consistently), or the super rare Rivers rushing TD.

I never really had this game in the W column so coming in with low expectations. I am happy if we can show we can man up and play physical with this team regardless of the outcome. For me this is the best test of our lines we will have all season and for this reason it is a bellweather game I think. We have to find a way to put that Swiss QB on his ***.

Overall our chances have definitely improved and I think this is a pickem game at this point and it will probably come down to some freak play to decide it.

I never really had this game in the W column so coming in with low expectations. I am happy if we can show we can man up and play physical with this team regardless of the outcome. For me this is the best test of our lines we will have all season and for this reason it is a bellweather game I think. We have to find a way to put that Swiss QB on his ***.

Overall our chances have definitely improved and I think this is a pickem game at this point and it will probably come down to some freak play to decide it.

It's one of the most remarkable stats in football – the Chargers have never won a regular-season game in 13 tries at Pittsburgh. Most of the games weren't even close until last year's 11-10 Steelers escape. The Steelers also beat the Chargers in the playoffs 35-24 to take a 21-8 series lead. Pittsburgh's only loss to the Chargers in eight games since the 1994 AFC Championship Game was in 2006.

It's one of the most remarkable stats in football – the Chargers have never won a regular-season game in 13 tries at Pittsburgh. Most of the games weren't even close until last year's 11-10 Steelers escape. The Steelers also beat the Chargers in the playoffs 35-24 to take a 21-8 series lead. Pittsburgh's only loss to the Chargers in eight games since the 1994 AFC Championship Game was in 2006.

This is a fantastic opportunity for us to prove a lot of people right. As much as we grip about lack of respect for our bolts, a lot people have us picked to win it all this year. Forget about those stupid 'power rankings' and all that bullshit... this is our chance to prove that we really are the class of the NFL.

If we really think we're the best and want to hoist the Lombardi at the end of the year we need to beat this Steelers team. So get out there and get it done.

It's one of the most remarkable stats in football – the Chargers have never won a regular-season game in 13 tries at Pittsburgh. Most of the games weren't even close until last year's 11-10 Steelers escape. The Steelers also beat the Chargers in the playoffs 35-24 to take a 21-8 series lead. Pittsburgh's only loss to the Chargers in eight games since the 1994 AFC Championship Game was in 2006.

Its time to break the streak...

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It is time and it is an amazing stat. This year when the injuries occurred early I wrote off this game. But seeing how the Steelers are having their own issues, our young guys are improving and the way Rivers is throwing the ball - I really do feel this is the year that streak ends.

If I remember right there was just a streak broken last week against the Dolphins - let's break another one this week.